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GuestFebruary 3, 2026 at 3:18 pmI’d say the pay difference between Canada and the US is like 50%-30%. And the US and West EU is like 66% vs 33% and East EU like 10%-25%
It depeends who you talk to though>? Did you talk to full SEO agencies or agencies who “do SEO too”?
Like there’s an SEO agency on the CA-US border – they’re a “top ranker” (as best I can get to naming them) – that barely pay a livable wage from what I’ve heard – like maybe $45-50k.
Just to help you out u/Hemunac – the way I read your post – and I would assume any top tier Agency SEO leader (like someone who’s technical would too) – is that the way you wrote your experience leaks a lack of confidence or a lack of breadth. You put more emphasis on analytics tools and 0% on any SEO skills – that says to me you’re strictly a Technical SEO.
No shade – but Technical SEO needs to be done by Web Devs – whoever built the site, will get tech support tickets raised by the SEO team. The fact that you didn’t list architecture, content, keyword research – raised a massive red flag for me.